1993 Penny,,...both Sides Struck Differently..

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HappyGilmore New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 07/30/2016 9:52 pm Ran accross a 1993 penny that looked funny off the bat... First thing I noticed was the front face was punched a tad askew diagonal right lower direction.... Yet on the reverse side its double punched/struck aswell as you can see from the rim but the reverse image is centered...? How can this be....?...I thought the front face aswell as reverse side were press-formed or struck together at the same time? Can anybody clear up the mystery for me on how this is possible? Edited by HappyGilmore 07/30/2016 10:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Dustin6 Pillar of the Community United States 3516 Posts	Posted 07/30/2016 9:58 pm This coin is a MAD or Mis-aligned die. Report this Post to the Staff
Biedercoins Pillar of the Community United States 1602 Posts	Posted 07/31/2016 07:01 am Can you get pictures closer in on some of the lettering on both sides? Report this Post to the Staff
HappyGilmore New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 08/01/2016 4:41 pm Sorry for the late reply.....Heres the pictures..Let me know if theyre good enough or I need to get better ones... So on a misaligned die you can have the bottom or top image completely centered and the other side slightly askew?....Is that a machine operator error? Thanks for the help. Edited by HappyGilmore 08/01/2016 4:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
MeadowviewCollector Pillar of the Community United States 4409 Posts	Posted 08/01/2016 4:56 pm Here is a great website that discusses and shows pictures of various errors http://www.error-ref.com/ Report this Post to the Staff
HappyGilmore New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 08/01/2016 5:31 pm Edited by HappyGilmore 08/01/2016 5:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/01/2016 7:59 pm Edited by coop 08/01/2016 8:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
HappyGilmore New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 08/02/2016 01:17 am Awesome informational piece coop.....the illustration gives the perfect answer for the coin in question.. A couple more more q's?...When both sides are punched offset what type of MAD event would that be if it is indeed a mis-aligned -die problem or if it isn't a MAD ;-What type of event would it be?... Thanks alot and thanks to all who contributed.. Edited by HappyGilmore 08/02/2016 01:30 am Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/02/2016 11:02 am To me that would be a different issue. The hammer die is adjustable, the anvil die is not. So it both were out of alignment, it would be an off center strike. Struck out of the collar and would have no reeds on the rim. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 08/02/2016 11:28 am As mentioned MAD, but I think the rev die is also very slightly mis-aligned in the same direction as the obv die. It could just be a trick of the light but the rev rim appears to be slightly broader at the 7-8 o'clock position than at the 1-2 oclock. Report this Post to the Staff
HappyGilmore New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 08/02/2016 11:50 am That one may be a slight trick of the light but it has been double struck and I'm no expert....LOL....Under the magnifying glass and my eye the reverse side looks almost 95% centered.. If theres anymore to be said about the 1993 reverse side Id be very interested...If you need more pics let me know.. However in this similar category I do have this 1984 that has Offsets going in opposite directions on the front and the reverse side.. It also has a raised line swishing through the 1 in 1984.Its not a scratch....Its more like a bubbled edge...Im thinking maybe a die crack cause theres a slight raised bubble on the 1 too...... Lincolns chin looks funny..Like hes got two chinlines and other stuff His eyelid looks doubled better in person....He kinda looks a lil Chinese or overly tired.. His ear and hair seem a lil offish There seems to be a small sun coming from his jacket under the date aswell as some sort of detailing on the jacket that seems foreign to me almost like a generals medal The words : IN GOD WE TRUST seem to be printed on a slope. Even though the reverse side is slightly offset it has no obvious doubling that jumps out at you to the naked eye but there are some under magnification..... Theres a funny looking T in STATES.The ES are flattened but pics show opposite of that....The o in of has something going on and theres a raised bump in 3rd bay from the left on the building like on the front running across the 1 in 1984. What would be the technical error classification type for this 1984 penny? Edited by HappyGilmore 08/02/2016 12:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
OspreyCoins Pillar of the Community United States 932 Posts	Posted 08/02/2016 2:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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